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My old denomination is currently in the middle of the “transition” from children not partaking of the Lord’s Supper to welcoming them at the Table. In the PC(USA), children have been welcomed at the discretion of their parents for a good while now. But, I’m discovering that many parents aren’t sure what they “need” to [...]
Charles Honey is one of the few reporters on religion who I think consistently gets it. (And he’d better: since he’s at the Grand Rapids Press, he’s got some heavy-duty religious critics in the area.) He always seems to do his research and take the time to figure out what’s actually going on. And here’s [...]
Well, the readers have spoken. My Mother’s Day rant it is. First, before anyone gets offended, I am exceedingly grateful to my own Mom, my fabulous grandmothers, my aunts, my great-grandma (who I had the privilege of knowing until junior high), my mother-in-law, and all sorts of other women in my life. Often, I forget [...]
OK, faithful readers. Not much posting going on, so let me know which of these interests you for an upcoming post. Vote in the comments, and I’ll write one of these up next week. A few thoughts after spending two and a half days with my Presbyterian New Pastor’s group. I’m trying to figure out [...]
It turns out that Erik will be taking exams in November—but he thanks you for the prayers!
About this time last year, my blogging was pretty quiet. I was in the midst of searching for a call, and I didn’t want to say a whole lot. In a previous post, I started writing some of the things I would have written a year ago. And I promised this story: how not to [...]
Back in September, I was trying to figure out how to “sabbath” with an infant. See, some of the (and I know this is a simplification) recommendations are just impractical, if not impossible, for a mom with a nursing baby. I’m always working! I can’t take a day away from it all just to focus [...]
If you go back to my blog posts of a year ago, they’re rather sparse. It was a weird time. I was dealing with two of the biggest transition points in my life: being pregnant and looking for my first ever “called-and-installed” church position in the PC(USA). (CRC folks: is that not a great phrase? [...]
A great victory in the world of fair labor practices. You can feel good about ketchup again…
It isn’t spring any more, but a few days ago Erik and I put some pansies in planters for our porch. (They’re inside until our second winter ends.) I shot this video of Zora having a good time with her first pansy: